BREAKING INTO EUROPEAN COMICS: HOW TO FIND PROFESSIONAL WORK ON THE CONTINENT –SOLD OUT!

European comic art is known as the “ninth art” with 100+ years of tradition. There are many different styles and techniques, and comics publishing keeps changing as it touches upon multiples fields of visual arts. European comics are so celebrated that the Louvre recently gave space for a retrospective on the history of modern comic art, graphic novels and bande dessinée. This workshop will provide Australian comics creators with knowledge about the European publishing scene, as well as how to create opportunities to find professional work.

What You Will Learn

The workshop will give you insight on:

The differences between the various European markets (especially Italy, France, and Belgium)

The definition of “Bande Dessinée”

Styles and sensibility such as the traditional French “Ligne Claire” (clear line work)

Storytelling techniques

Target markets and distribution

The collaboration process

How to present your portfolio or project to a European publisher

Career planning for the professional comics artist and writer.

Your Presenter

Thomas Campi is an award-winning Italian graphic novelist who now resides in Sydney, Australia. Thomas has been drawing comics for over 15 years, and his work has been published in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, and Korea by publishers such as Sergio Bonelli Editore (Italy), Ediciones La Cúpula, LeLombard (France-Belgium), Dupuis (France-Belgium), Munhakdongne (Korea), amongst others. His latest graphic novel Les Larmes De Seigneur Afghan, script by the RTBF (National Belgian Television) reporter Pascale Bourgaoux and Vincent Zabus, which was published for Dupuis Editions, has just been awarded the Cognito Prize as Best Documentary Graphic Novel at the Belgium Book Fair. The book has also just been nominated as Best Reporting in Comics for the Prix France Info. In May 2014 Thomas received the International Spectrum Fantastic Art 21 Gold Comic Award. His last solo exhibition was “Les Petites Gens” at the Comic Strip Center of Brussels, Belgium. He is currently working on a new graphic novel in collaboration with Vincent Zabus, which will be published in the Aire Libre Graphic Novel Collection of Dupuis Editions.http://thomascampi.com

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal if you are:

An aspiring comics artist or writer who doesn’t know where to start

An emerging, developing or established professional comic book artist or graphic novelist who wants to enter the European market

A professional comic book writer or graphic novelist who wants to collaborate with an artist and be published in Europe

A story-boarder, cartoonist, illustrator or animator who wants to cross over into comics and graphic novels

A teacher, librarian or academic who is exploring comic books and graphic novels in the classroom.

Event Information

Date: Saturday 21 February 2015Time: 10:30am to 12:30pmDuration: 2 hoursVenue: The Dash Bar, Harold Park Hotel, 70A Ross Street, Forest Lodge NSW 2037
(02) 9660 4745http://haroldparkhotel.com.auFormat: Workshop – face to faceAudience Age:15+Category: Business MasteryLevel: Beginners, Intermediate and AdvancedMaterials to Bring: Pen, pencil, sketchbook, notebook, and / or computer, portfolioCatering: This is not a catered event. However, you will be able to purchase lunch and drinks at the Harold Park Hotel.Cost: Please find following our fee structure:

Registration

Please CLICK on the appropriate PayPal button below to register for the event. If you are an ezine subscriber you will find your COUPON CODE in the January and February 2015 issues. If you are a member of a partner organisation, please fill in your MEMBERSHIP NUMBER if you were issued with one. All partner organisation members will be verified prior to the event.